Waltham HouseA group home for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth

Waltham House is a group home program designed to provide a safe and supportive living environment for up to 12 gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth ages 14-18. The program also serves youth who may be questioning (Q) their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Many young people have previously experienced difficulty (at home or in placement) due to their gender expression or sexuality identities. Waltham House offers residents a safe environment to live while they prepare for family reunification, independent living and future self-sufficiency.

Waltham House is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The program offers 24-hour staffing, and is housed in a large, comfortable, federal-style home with an expansive tree-lined backyard in a Boston-suburban neighborhood. The program serves GLBTQ youth who are in need of a safe and nurturing environment in order to reintegrate back into a community and/or family setting.

The Boston Herald’s video on The Waltham House has won national recognition with a Bronze Telly Award.

Opportunities to attend community-based activities such as sports, after-school programs including peer education programs and Gay/Straight Alliances (GSA’s), social/support groups, and community service projects

Waltham House is the first residential group home designed specifically for GLBTQ youth in New England, and one of only three of its kind in the nation.

The agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the program is licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC).

Waltham House opened in October 2002 and was founded on the principles of responsibility, respect and pride, with the belief that all youth deserve to live in an environment in which they feel safe, respected, supported and cared for.

Primary goals of Waltham House:

To offer GLBTQ youth a safe and supportive environment in which to live and grow

To offer families the supports they need in order to become reunified with a GLBTQ youth

To offer GLBTQ youth an opportunity to develop essential life skills that will prepare them for the eventuality of independent living